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Renal Grafting Done. Taxim Prescribed. Suffer From Cold And Cough. Took A Different Medication Accidentally. Worried
i'm a renalgraft patient. in case of need my doctor had advised me to take taxim antibiotic. for last te n days i have been suffring fro cold and cough and thought tto take the antibiotic taxim. but the pharamacist gave taxim o and i too used it (11) tablets without looking at it. now this morning when i looked at it , it was not taxim, i was alarmed. and tried to look for information
Mon, 13 May 2013
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Reviewed your history. Renal transplant patient with upper respiratory tract infection. Your physician has adviced you to take antibiotic Taxim. I have one question did u doctor say injection Taxim or Tablet Taxim? Although both are related group of antibiotics (cephalosporins), injection Taxim is Cefotaxime whereas tablet Taxim is Cefixime which is same as Taxim - o. So if your physician has advised to take tablet Taxim then need not worry as you had taken the same medication i.e., cefixime. Even if he had prescribed injection there should not be much worry as cefotaxime (inj Taxim) and cefixime ( tab taxim/ taxim -o) have similar actions and profile.
Anyhow please consult your treating physician/ nephrologist in person to get clarification, as phone consultation can lead to errors.
I hope the info is helpful
Wish u good health
Welcome to HCM
Reviewed your history. Renal transplant patient with upper respiratory tract infection. Your physician has adviced you to take antibiotic Taxim. I have one question did u doctor say injection Taxim or Tablet Taxim? Although both are related group of antibiotics (cephalosporins), injection Taxim is Cefotaxime whereas tablet Taxim is Cefixime which is same as Taxim - o. So if your physician has advised to take tablet Taxim then need not worry as you had taken the same medication i.e., cefixime. Even if he had prescribed injection there should not be much worry as cefotaxime (inj Taxim) and cefixime ( tab taxim/ taxim -o) have similar actions and profile.
Anyhow please consult your treating physician/ nephrologist in person to get clarification, as phone consultation can lead to errors.
I hope the info is helpful
Wish u good health
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